Chapter 791 Chu Yanluo's vengeful spirit has returned to claim her life.

What else could he regret? It's nothing more than him misjudging people and trusting the wrong people—that's all nonsense.

"Whatever Young Master Xiao regrets is none of my concern."

As Shen Wantang spoke, she forcefully pulled her clothes back: "I am already married, and I hope that Prince Xiao will respect himself and not pull my clothes so casually."

"Then don't go, let me finish what I have to say."

Fearing that Shen Wantang had left, Xiao Qingyuan immediately dropped the bombshell: "Chu Yanluo's vengeful spirit has returned to claim her life!"

Shen Wantang was taken aback: "A vengeful spirit seeking revenge? Impossible."

It's true!

Xiao Qingyuan hurriedly said, "Several nuns from Jixin Nunnery were killed, as was the manager of Qingyun Tower. They all died in the same way: no external injuries, and their expressions were terrified. They were scared to death!"

Shen Wantang was genuinely surprised: "What? The manager of Qingyun Restaurant was murdered?"

"yes!"

"When did this happen? I've never heard of it."

"They died last night and were discovered this morning. The authorities are afraid of causing panic, so they have blocked the news. It's normal that you haven't heard about it."

"Then why do you think they were all killed by Chu Yanluo?"

"Because their names are all on that letter written in blood!"

"A letter written in blood?"

"Don't you know? Before Chu Yanluo died, she left a blood letter at the Wan Hua Lou, on which she wrote the names of the people she wanted to take revenge on. The names of the people who died last night are all on the blood letter! Your name and mine are on it too!"

Shen Wantang then remembered the blood letter. She had heard Qin Xin mention it, but she hadn't taken it seriously and had quickly forgotten about it.

But she felt at the time that Chu Yanluo's death was very strange and suspicious. Now she is certain that Chu Yanluo faked her death in order to escape and also to kill and avenge her family.

“I know a little about the feud between the nuns of Jixin Nunnery and Chu Yanluo, but what feud does the manager of Qingyun Tower have with her? Every wrong has its perpetrator, shouldn’t she be seeking revenge on the person who sold her into Wanhua Tower? Could it be that the manager of Qingyun Tower was the one who sold her there?”

Xiao Qingyuan gave a wry smile: "Of course, Chu Yanluo has no grudges with the manager of Qingyunlou in this life, but she did in her past life."

Shen Wantang was stunned. In her past life?

In her past life, didn't Chu Yanluo use Qingyunlou to promote her pastries extensively? Didn't she make a lot of money at Qingyunlou? The manager of Qingyunlou helped her gain a lot of fame, so how come she's facing a deadly disaster in this life?

Seeing her astonishment, Xiao Qingyuan assumed she didn't believe in the concept of past lives, so he quickly said, "What I said is true, I'm not lying to you! They really did have a grudge in their past lives!"

"In her past life, Chu Yanluo caused Qingyunlou's reputation to plummet and she lost a lot of money, so the manager of Qingyunlou insulted her."

“She stayed at Qingyunlou for a period of time, and during that time, the manager often gave her a hard time, so she held a grudge and wanted to get revenge in this lifetime.”

Shen Wantang nodded, looking like she believed him: "So that's how it is. Then, her vengeful spirit, the next one to kill, won't it be you?"

Xiao Qingyuan's face paled: "It's certain she hates me, but I'm not afraid of her! I'm just afraid she'll hurt you, that's why I came to find you."

Shen Wantang glanced at him: "I think you should go find that so-called 'vengeful spirit' first!"

"Find the wronged spirit? What do you mean? You want me to find a Taoist priest to perform an exorcism?"

Shen Wantang shook her head helplessly. He was so stupid; talking to him was exhausting.

She did not respond to Xiao Qingyuan, but took Du Juan's hand and got into the carriage.

"Shen Wantang, don't go!"

Xiao Qingyuan flung open the carriage window curtain, his eyes red, and said, "I heard you weren't doing well at the Duke's mansion, you..."

Shen Wantang immediately interrupted him: "No, I'm doing very well!"

Xiao Qingyuan's eyes reddened even more: "Tang'er, do you think it will work if you don't admit it? Even if you can fool yourself, you can't fool me! It's obvious that you're not doing well, and everyone outside knows it!"

Shen Wantang got goosebumps from his shout, and she said coldly, "You don't believe what I say, but you believe the rumors. Prince Xiao only believes what he wants to believe."

Xiao Qingyuan said angrily, "Do you think I really don't know? That damned Gu Qianhan married you, yet he's still not satisfied and still foolishly tries to harass his sister-in-law, making you lose face and suffer all kinds of grievances!"

"I should have just killed him and taken you home! I regret it now, I regret not checking if the person under the veil was really you when I was trying to steal you from the bride!"

"Shen Wantang, divorce him! I will marry you! I will treat you well, I will protect you, and I will not let anyone or any wronged spirits harm you!"

Shen Wantang was speechless. How did the news about Gu Qianhan and Meng Yunlan reach Xiao Qingyuan's ears?

Gu Qianhan herself would definitely not tell anyone, and the only person who could spread these things is Meng Yunlan.

Meng Yunlan is really ruthless. In order to make her unable to hold her head up in public, he doesn't even care about his own reputation.

“There is nothing between my husband and his sister-in-law. The rumors outside are all false.”

Shen Wantang said calmly, "Young Master Xiao, you should take care of yourself. Perhaps, the next person Chu Yanluo's wronged spirit will want to kill is you."

After she finished speaking, she pulled the curtain back from Xiao Qingyuan's hand.

"Jixiang, let's go!"

Jixiang immediately spurred his horse: "Giddy up!"

Xiao Qingyuan watched her carriage leave, his face filled with dejection.

"Moji, what should I do now? I regret it so much. How could I have been so blind and heartless back then, thinking Liu Nanshi was so wonderful and insisting on marrying her? If I had listened to my mother from the beginning, Shen Wantang would be my Crown Princess by now, wouldn't she?"

“Sir, please don’t think about this anymore. You’ve been thinking about these things every day, and you’re almost losing your appetite. You’ve even lost weight.”

"How could I not think about her? Now, whether I open my eyes or close them, all I see is Shen Wantang. I only realized in this lifetime how beautiful she is. In my past life, she was deeply devoted to me, but I treated her so badly. I let her down, and I regret it, Moji."

Mo Ji couldn't help but pick at his ear. He had been listening to Xiao Qingyuan say these things every day recently, and his ears were almost calloused from hearing them. He could recite them word for word.

After Xiao Qingyuan finished his confession, he reminded him, "Master, the most important thing now is for the wronged spirits to seek revenge. Don't forget, your name is at the very beginning of that blood-written letter!"

Xiao Qingyuan clenched his fist: "Yes, a blood oath! Shen Wantang's name is on it too. It doesn't matter if I die, but I can't let her die with me. I have to find a way to protect her!"

"Master, how are you going to protect her? She is now the second young mistress of the Duke's mansion, and we only just managed to see her today."

"Let's go find Gu Qianhan!"

"ah?!"